Tag Archives: Texas

Tea Party Turnout Totals

Posted on April 17, 2009 by ChrisB

Texas leads the way with 18 protests and 64,000 attendees.

Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, taxes | Tagged Houston, protests, tea party, Texas | 2 Comments

List of All Tea Party Protests

Posted on April 14, 2009 by ChrisB

A pretty comprehensive list for Texas here. I roughly estimate around 64 protests planned for just Texas. You’ll note that other states are listed on the right. I’m closer to the Sugarland one and may check it out. I’m curious … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, taxes | Tagged Houston, protests, tea party, Texas | 1 Comment

Texas Bill Introduced to Reassert 10th Amendment Rights

Posted on February 18, 2009 by ChrisB

H.C.R. 50 has been introduced to the Texas House. Authored by Texas State Representatives Brandon Creighton, Bryan Hughes, and Leo Berman, it reasserts Texas’s rights of sovereignty under the 10th Amendment of the US Constitution. RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, Law, Libertarianism | Tagged 10th amendment, bill of rights, sovereinty, states rights, Texas | 3 Comments

Texas = Best State in the Country

Posted on October 10, 2008 by ChrisB

Financially according to the Financial Times. Check out this interactive map of the states and their comparative rankings in different financial categories. (HT: Megan McArdle)

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged financial crisis, rankings, Texas | Leave a comment

Longhorns TV?

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Lee

Looks like we might not be seeing much more of Chris when this launches.

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged channel, college football, Longhorns, Sports, television, Texas, tv, UT | Leave a comment

Stick to Foam Peanuts

Posted on August 23, 2008 by Lee

A Kansas family noticed that the shipping materials used by a Texas company were composed of shredded personal checks. The family was able to tape the shards back together, revealing numerous account numbers. The company says they’ve been using shredded … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged account numbers, Add new tag, banking, checks, fraud, identity theft, Kansas, Texas | 1 Comment

Concealed Carry School

Posted on August 15, 2008 by ChrisB

A small Texas School district approved a plan to allow teachers to carry concealed handguns on school grounds last October and will see its first school year open later this month with that plan in effect. As far as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris' Page, Education, Firearms | Tagged concealed carry, David Thweatt, Education, federal, Firearms, fort worth, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, government, gun free zones, handguns, Harrold, Oklahoma, school districts, school shootings, schools, security, students, Texas, Wilbarger County | 3 Comments

Bob Barr Doing Well in Polls

Posted on July 9, 2008 by ChrisB

Libertarian Party candidate Bob Barr is doing very well in the latest Zogby poll Eric Dondero at Libertarian Republican informs us. The poll has Barr at 6% in Texas and Florida and a pretty impressive 10% in New Hampshire. State: … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris' Page, Election 2008, Libertarianism | Tagged bob barr, Eric Dondero, Libertarian Party, New Hampshire, Texas, Zogby | 3 Comments

Greatest Judicial Opinion of Our Time

Posted on June 4, 2008 by ChrisB

This has to be seen by all judicial and college football fans. I’m not sure what the original complaint was, but the opinion is great. Pay special attention to the footnotes to learn that it is the official opinion of … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris' Page, Humor, Law | Tagged Arkansas, court, game of the century, judges, Texas | 2 Comments

Food Porn

Posted on May 16, 2008 by ChrisB

If any of you were wondering how BBQ is done down in Texas, check out this Brisket Pictorial that will no doubt leave you craving some good Q. Here’s what we start with, He messes up the cabbage a little, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris' Page, Uncategorized | Tagged barking carnival, bbq, brisket, food porn, Texas | 1 Comment

In Absolut Mockery

Posted on April 4, 2008 by ChrisB

Many of you may have seen the Absolut Vodka ad that ran in a Mexican magazine recently in links around the blogosphere. Now the mocking has begun as well. I submit this more historically accurate version of their ad. While … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris' Page, Humor | Tagged absolut vodka, advertising, aztalan, Mexico, mockery, Texas | 9 Comments

An Argument Against Public Education

Posted on February 12, 2008 by MichaelW

Via Glenn Reynolds, Wired posts an article describing the fight to include evolution in the science curriculum for students in Florida and Texas: Charles Darwin was born 199 years ago Tuesday, but the debate he ignited about the origins of … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Education, Libertarianism, MichaelW's Page, regulation | Tagged birthday, curriculum, Darwin, evolution, Florida, intelligent design, Libertarianism, public education, school board, Texas | 27 Comments

Ronpaul’s Millions

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Lee

One of the sadder aspects of Ronpaul’s candidacy is how many people (who can barely afford to do so), have been convinced to give well over their means to his campaign. My friend Jason has a co-worker who he believes … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged campaign, CBS News, Lew Rockwell, money, Ron Paul, Ronpaulism, Texas, Vaughn Ververs | 26 Comments

Sharia Law Enforced in Texas!

Posted on February 8, 2008 by ChrisB

Well, kinda. After the whole row over the Archbishop of Canterbury’s declaration that Sharia Law in Britain is “unavoidable“, Eugene Volokh notes that it has been allowed in some US court, in a way. It seems some parties entered into … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris' Page, Law, Religion and theology | Tagged archbishop of canterbury, Law, sharia, Texas | 2 Comments

Hanging Out in the TMC

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Lee

Yeah, that’s me after a few too many cocktails in the hotel lounge. As Lance related, I’m in Houston in the Texas Medical Center (TMC) visiting my father who recently had an internal defibrillator put on his heart. The surgery … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Care, Lee's Page, Travel | Tagged allergist, Ballardian, Baylor College of Medicine, Ben Taub Hospital, boutique, Cayman, Christian Louboutin, clinics, doctors, European, filipina, Health Care, hospitals, Houston, JG Ballard, John P. McGovern, Manolo Blahnik, MD Anderson Cancer Center, medical, Methodist Hospital, nurses, Porsche, Prada, receptioniss, research, Saudi, Super-Cannes, Technology, Texas, Texas Children's Hospital, Texas Medical Center, wives | 6 Comments

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